Wat Preah Yesu
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Wat Preah Yesu (Khmer: វត្តព្រះយេស៊ូ, Vôtt Preăh Yésu [ʋɔət preah jeːsuː]) is a children's orphanage, school and church located outside the town of Siem Reap in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. As of 2007, it cares for approximately 134 children.[1] Many of the children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and some of them suffer from the disease themselves. The orphanage is run by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[2]
The title is derived from the Khmer language where wat means temple, preah means sacred and Yesu means Jesus. The overall meaning of the school is "Jesus pagoda".[3] The school is known as the "Cambodia Adventist School – Kantrok" which is located on the same property. Accommodation is also given to a small number of boarding students who have a home elsewhere.
Structure
[edit]The children are grouped into "families" of up to 16 children together with a married couple who serve as "house parents." As of January 2007, there were four duplex houses. A total of eight duplex houses were planned, which would allow for the accommodation of 250 children.[2]
The staff at Wat Preah Yesu are considered volunteers, and include teachers, house parents and general staff. The leaders Tim and Wendy Maddocks are Australian citizens.
History
[edit]The 19 hectare property was purchased in March 1996 for US$ 10,000. A health center operated for several years but was closed due to government/council regulations.
Mission trips
[edit]Groups from Marienhoehe College in Darmstadt, Germany; and the Collegedale Church at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee have regularly contributed voluntary service. In December 2006, a team from Avondale College in Australia also provided volunteer service.
In December 2007/January 2008, a team of 40 volunteers from Kellyville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sydney, Australia attended the orphanage and helped complete the construction of another house. The team raised $50,000 to help pay for building materials with excess funds being used to purchase an additional generator and much-needed everyday items for each home.
Avondale School students planned to revisit in late 2009.[4] On November 21-28th, 30 staff and students from Avondale School (Cooranbong, NSW) stayed and had an enjoyable experience.
Cambodia Adventist School – Kantrok
[edit]Cambodia Adventist School - Kantrok began in 1999 as a literacy school for poor children. In the year 2004, the school was officially recognised by the Cambodian government as a primary school. Having a Seventh-day Adventist school is important as government schools teach students on Saturdays, which conflicts with Adventist beliefs about the seventh-day Sabbath, and many schools will not allow children to have Saturdays off.
See also
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- Cambodia Adventist School – Kantrok
- Cambodia Adventist School
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
References
[edit]- ^ Cambodia - Day 2 :: Rokforce. Rokforce. Retrieved 2009-07-24
- ^ a b Orphanage. Salt Ministries. Retrieved 2009-07-24
- ^ About Wat Preah Yesu. Salt Ministries. Retrieved 2009-07-24
- ^ Students Issue Schoolies Dare. Record. Retrieved 2009-07-24
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